Now that the Fujin (principal wife) is organizing a banquet, her presence here is a way of giving the Fujin face.
On New Year's Eve, Yinzhen brought his wife to the palace for a banquet, and unsurprisingly, he also saw his other brothers and their wives.
After several rounds of drinks, the usually domineering Tenth Prince, as if deliberately looking for trouble, brought up the matter of several princes in the court who had not yet established an heir.
Yinzhi, who was sitting to the side, frowned, while Yintang quickly pulled his tenth brother, who had caused trouble, back to his seat.
Emperor Kangxi did not want to reprimand the eleventh prince on such a joyous occasion, so he simply glared at him without saying a word.
Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit off, the Thirteenth Prince, Yinxiang, stood up with a wine cup in hand, saying that it was to celebrate the Fourteenth Prince's victory and to praise him for his brilliant fighting.
Perhaps he had indeed grown a lot in the past few years at the border. The Fourteenth Prince also stood up with his wine cup in hand. He first expressed his humility, and then, following Yinxiang's words, expressed his gratitude to his father for trusting him.
Speaking of this fourteenth prince, Emperor Kangxi was also very pleased and praised him as the "Baturu" of the Qing Dynasty.
Consort De, sitting next to the Emperor, was so delighted by his praise of her son that she almost burst out laughing.
Throughout the entire exchange, Yinzhen and his wife remained silent, and made no response to their younger brothers' affected behavior. However, they did notice their mother's expression.
After the banquet, Yinzhen and his wife returned to the Prince's Mansion by carriage. That evening, Yinzhen stayed in his wife's courtyard for the first time in a long time.
"Sir, please have a bowl of hangover soup first. You drank quite a bit at the banquet."
Yinzhen took the bowl and drank the hangover soup in one gulp.
After the servants helped the two masters undress, they withdrew to the outside. Inside, Yinzhen and his wife were talking.
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